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Mount Kisco Homes for Sale and Real Estate

Area Description

Midway between the northern Westchester river towns of Ossining, Croton-on-Hudson and Peekskill, and horse country — the tony, wooded zone that encompasses Bedford, Pound Ridge, Lewisboro and North Salem — one finds Mount Kisco. A coterminous village/town since 1978, Mount Kisco is an important hub for northern Westchester.

Area Highlights

Neighbors

Mount Kisco is home to 11,016 people. The median income is $32,039, and the average commute to work is 28 minutes.

Schools

Enrollment (2014-15) was 4,315 in the Bedford school district. The high school graduation rate was 91%.

Good Eats

Pour is an elegant cocktail and wine bar and restaurant serving tapas-style portions, paninis, specialty meats and artisanal cheeses in a cozy Victorian home atmosphere. 241 Main St., 914-864-0606, pourmtkisco.com. Little Kebab Station, a tiny, windowed storefront, turns out big flavors, and celebs such as Bill Clinton and Martha Stewart think it is just the bomb. The signature dish is a Bombay Frankie Roll, which comes wrapped in flat bread and topped with spiced onions, hard-boiled eggs and mint chutney. 31 E. Main St., 914-242-7000.

Don't Miss

Merestead. Once a lavish estate owned by the Sloane family, Merestead in nearby Bedford features a 28-room Georgian mansion with beautiful gardens built during the early 20th century and 130 acres covered with walking trails. A national historic site, there are guided tours of the home and gardens. In the summer, Music at Copland house hosts concerts in the garden, coplandhouse.org. 455 Byram Lake Road, 914-666-4258, http://parks.westchestergov.com/merestead.

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The commercial heart of the village lies along Main Street and Moger Avenue. These streets intersect near the train station, where commuters, many of whom walk from residential neighborhoods like Captain Merritt's Hill and Parkview Heights, board Harlem line trains bound for Manhattan and other points south.

At the center of the downtown district, which is host to national retailers, mom-and-pop boutiques and dozens of bars, restaurants and take-out favorites, are the Village Hall and library. Nearby, the Mount Kisco Theater is another draw; parents from all over northern Westchester rely on the three-screen movie house to satiate the film tastes of their teens and tweens.